Thomas Boemer and Nick Rancone are the duo behind the phenomenally successful (and tiny) Southern restaurant on south Nicollet Avenue—arguably the first restaurateurs in memory to successfully bridge the Mason-Dixon line to bring authentic Southern fare to these parts. A year of great reviews and long lines has led to big-shouldered expansion plans for late 2016 and 2017: A doubling of space in the Minneapolis restaurant, a sibling on Selby Avenue in St. Paul, and anchor tenancy at Keg & Case Market—a redevelopment of the historic keg warehouse at St. Paul’s Schmidt Brewery. Right now, this is arguably the most ambitious restaurant team in the region.